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Before we move ahead let us understand the 3 generations of networking. The first generation of networking was primarily dominated by mainframes. Organizations invested a lot of their money in proprietary protocols to connect their distributed offices. Second generation which we term as golden age was of personal and client server computing. The inflexibility of mainframes and rigid communication architecture propelled enterprises to move into client-server computing mode. TCP/IP was accepted as the universal communication protocol. Now that we are experiencing the disruptive change in mobility and cloud based computing models, the networking industry is all set to witness its third generation of programed network infrastructure. This transition has become crucial because we are observing the change in end user computing, with combinations of PCs, laptops, smartphones, tablets and special purpose devices connecting to applications located at different part of the globe. Hence it is...

It was interesting to watch VMware grow from being a young Silicon Valley startup to a formidable large enterprise. Undoubtedly VMware was one of the fastest growing companies in the virtualization space, that’s why even after its acquisition in December 2003; EMC continued its operation as a separate software subsidiary, led by Diane Greene.  Right from the beginning VMware has always been very aggressive for its inorganic growth. It has always strengthened its portfolio by acquiring companies, whether you talk about Trango, a mobile virtualization company that was bought in 2008 or Immidio which was acquired in February 2015. In its entire journey VMware has bought almost two dozen companies. In the long list of acquisitions, some didn’t align with its mission. But a few stand out and played a critical role in redefining and reshaping the company. They took VMware into new segments and markets that it wouldn’t have gone by itself. Here is my analysis...